Amazon will invest $100 million in a new manufacturing plant in Indiana

Amazon this week announced plans to invest more than $100 million in a new 585,000-square-foot advanced manufacturing facility located in Greenwood, Indiana. The company said the facility will create 300 skilled manufacturing and engineering jobs.

The facility will produce products that will power Amazon’s logistics and robotics network across North America. Amazon plans to launch the site by 2028.

Amazon has built one of the largest industrial robotics manufacturing facilities in the world at its factories in Massachusetts. So far, the company has produced more than a million robots in the United States. These robots are now deployed in more than 300 facilities worldwide. Amazon said it assists employees with 75% of all customer orders the company delivers worldwide.

The Greenwood facility follows the August announcement of a new investment in robotics manufacturing in Texas as Amazon continues to expand its national manufacturing footprint. Amazon chose the Greenwood site based on Indiana’s manufacturing workforce, competitive cost structure, logistics infrastructure and business-friendly environment.

The approximately 585,000-square-foot facility will integrate advanced manufacturing, robotic welding, automated powder coating and assembly capabilities under one roof. AWS and AI-powered smart manufacturing systems and robotics will support them. The facility will produce products used in Amazon fulfillment centers across North America.

Amazon continues to invest in robotics

In recent years, Amazon has invested in robotics across many areas of its business. The company has more than 1 million robots operating in its logistics centers, helping with stowage, picking, sorting and transportation tasks within the facility. Outside of its logistics centers, the company has also invested in modernizing its delivery network.

Earlier this year, Amazon acquired RIVR, a developer of quadrupedal wheeled robots for home delivery. RIVR had been on Amazon’s radar since 2024, when Jeff Bezos led the company’s $22 million seed round through Bezos Expeditions and HongShan. Amazon discontinued its Scout delivery robot program in 2022; and the company may be looking for a new robotic home delivery option.

Additionally, the company recently announced plans to expand its Prime Air service to nearly 500 cities and towns in the United States by the end of 2026. The company said that’s a six-fold increase over its current footprint. It would give tens of millions of customers access to drone delivery.

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